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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ullin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ullin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ullin is located in Pulaski County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Union & Ballard (KY).

Below are the counties that are near Ullin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ullin:

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Ullin)
  • Alexander County
  • Jackson County
  • Johnson County
  • Massac County
  • Pope County
  • Union County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullin, with the one closest to Ullin listed first.
    • Lake Crest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Creal Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballard County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullin, with the one closest to Ullin listed first.
    • Bandana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Barlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • La Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kevil
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <1>
    • Wickliffe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ceredo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blandville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Lovelaceville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullin, with the one closest to Ullin listed first.
    • Bardwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cunningham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McCracken County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullin, with the one closest to Ullin listed first.
    • Ragland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cimota City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
    • Future City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
    • Grahamville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Future City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
    • West Paducah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camelia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Massac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
  • Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Mississippi County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullin, with the one closest to Ullin listed first.
    • Greenfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Wyatt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Wilson City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wilson City is located in Mississippi County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Charleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bertrand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Scott County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullin, with the one closest to Ullin listed first.
    • Commerce
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scott City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Kelso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Kelso is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
    • Lambert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <1>
    • New Hamburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Diehlstadt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Blodgett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Chaffee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Chaffee is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <1>
    • Morley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morley is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Oran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Haywood City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Caney Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ullin, see our County-by-County Page for Ullin.

Cemeteries Near Ullin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ullin.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ullin - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ullin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ullin, with the one closest to Ullin listed first.

  • Ullin City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Butter Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mize Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Manwaring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eastwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cache Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sims Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (419 more) ...
    • Provo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lackey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ullin had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ullin had a population of 388 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ullin, with the one closest to Ullin listed first.

  • Wetaug
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
  • Pulaski
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dongola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mill Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandusky
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandusky is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Villa Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Olmsted
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Springville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Springville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Hodges Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Chain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Grand Chain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Balcom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Balcom is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
    • Unity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • America
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • America is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ullin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ullin.

Newspapers Published in Ullin ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ullin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ullin, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ullin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ullin:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ullin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ullin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.